#MCM: Michael Keaton’s Graphic Suit in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice

There are tons of ways to make everyday clothes work as Halloween costumes, but what about the reverse? There’s no reason the stylish getup of a monster, witch or, say, ghostly schemer can’t carry a little inspiration into your everyday wardrobe (especially if you’d rather buy something runway-worthy for your Halloween costume). Case in point: Michael Keaton’s famous graphic, fitted suit in Tim Burton’s 1988 film Beetlejuice. In the film—which was the Birdman actor’s breakout role—Keaton makes a joke about doing a photoshoot for GQ, but lose the ghoulish makeup and shocking white hair, and it’s possible to see another more wearable side to the Beetlejuice suit. The slim-cut shoulders and laissez-faire necktie would look cool under a brightly colored fall coat, and the idea of wearing tailored pants with a pair of black motorcycle boots seems ripe for the picking. Plus, there’s something that feels right about menswear with a graphic black-and-white stripe. The stark pattern was on the runways in the Armani and Gucci spring 2015 men’s collections, reinterpreted on wide eighties-style lapels with black piping, and just the peek of a shirt collar under a sweater. Paired with pale blue jeans or a black wide-leg trouser, no one would guess your style cue came from a phantom crush whose head spins.